The Paris 2024 Olympic Games start on Friday, and the event's unusual logo design is sure to attract as much interest as the sporting action. Much mocked for looking like 'Rachel from Friends', the logo is intended to represent the Olympic touch and Marianne, the personification of the French Republic.
But how does it compare to previous Olympic Games logo designs? Paris can lay claim to having set a landmark in Olympic design history the last time it hosted the Games. A century ago this summer, the Paris 1924 Olympics were the first to have what could be considered a logo. And for anyone not familiar with the French capital, it might look almost as bizarre as this year's effort (also see our pick of the best Olympics logos of all time and our history of the Olympic rings).
